ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,540, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to GKN Aerospace Sweden AB (Trollhattan, Sweden).
"Aeronautical component machining" was invented by Daniel Faldt (Trollhattan, Sweden), Niclas Dahlstrom (Trollhattan, Sweden), Henrik Hogstrom (Trollhattan, Sweden) and Fredrik Johansson (Trollhattan, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and corresponding method for machining at least one spline in an aeronautical component. The apparatus comprises a holder defining an axial direction about which the holder is moveable, and a cutting insert attachable to the holder. The apparatus further comprises a coupling for attaching the cutting ...